Honda Car Forum

In article <e9ffm2h1ddvc0f8nu2p2gn7hki05fhikra@4ax.com>,
JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net says...
> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 01:30:14 +0000 (UTC), Tegger <tegger@tegger.c0m>
> wrote:
>
> >JXStern <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in
> >news:ap5fm294p4rg7tssb6di3d31fo7q8t877b@4ax.com :
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Wouldn't mind an RL, especially if they ever drop a V8 into it
> >
> >
> >
> >Not likely, unfortunately.
> >http://www.honda-acura.net/forums/ar...hp/t-5007.html
>
> Yeah I know already, just sayin'.
>
> Of course I once lusted after a six-cylinder Alfa. Then they went and
> built (eg, imported) one, and I wouldn't touch it. WTH, my Accord I4
> puts out more horsepower than that old 3-liter Alfa. Tech.

GTV6, Milano, or 164? I failed to mention that after my Prelude was
totaled, I used the insurance money to buy a GTV6. A guy I knew had one,
and once I drove it I knew I had to have one. It was a fantastic machine
- when it was running. I think it spent more time in the shop than it
did on the road, and it was an early model to boot, so it had more than
the usual share of Alfa problems. I can't say I didn't know what I was
getting into when I bought it, but I'd had enough after a couple of
years and sold it after having sunk more money than I care to remember
into it.

> >A Honda V8 would be really something, but it looks like they're going to
> >stall at a 3.5L V6. Too bad.
> >
> >I prefer Honda's early-'90s high-tech approach to their current
> >enviro/safety angle.

I used to daydream about what I envisioned as the ultimate Honda: a mid-
engine CRX with AWD and a 2-liter V8 that would rev to 10K+rpm.

Honda really was a different company back in the days when engineers
actually ascended through the ranks to the highest levels of management.

Dave

In article <n2M9h.180$rq2.92@newsfe20.lga>, twaugh5@cox.net says...

> Started in Tokyo in 1967 with a 305cc CL 77 scrambler and replaced it with a
> 68 350 I shipped to the States. Remember seeing the CB 750 for the 1st time
> in Dec 68 at the Tokyo motorshow -- a real show stopped and amazing for the
> time.
> 1970 CB 750 (cost less than the Triumph Bonneville I had before which was
> stolen by a bunch of local thugs -- Harley riders)
> 1973 CB 750
> 1978 750F -- a shared experience I see and also my last motorcycle.

I sense a pattern here. :-)

I still have my 750F, although it's been in storage for six years and
would take some effort to get running again. Yet another project I
really need to tackle. It's an '81 that was modified considerably by its
previous owner, a roadracer who used it as his streetbike. It has a big-
bore kit to punch it out to 836cc, a Kerker 4-into-1, a Corbin
Gunfighter seat matching the factory paint colors, tweaked carbs off a
900F with K&Ns, Superbike bars, and probably a bunch of other stuff I'm
forgetting right now. By modern standards it's overweight and slow, but
it was plenty fast for me when it was my sole transportation for a few
years.

I still want a CBX - saw this amazing custom one recently in a bike mag:

http://www.cycleworld.com/article.as...article_id=221

And if I ever win the lottery, an RC166 - still a near-unsurpassed
engineering achievement forty years later, and still the most spine-
tingling sound ever to emanate from anything on two wheels. Speaking of
engine sounds, Honda's Japanese website has a very interesting section
called "The Sound of Honda" where you can listen to many different
Hondas (both street and racing, motorcycles and cars) running at speed:

http://www.honda.co.jp/SoundofHonda/

Dave

In article <Xns9885B29909CD0thefrogprince@69.28.173.186>, usenet2
@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com says...

> In 1971, I bought one of the first Hondas ever imported into the United
> States. Most people at that time had never heard of a Honda car. Outside of
> California, they were not generally available.
>
> http://members.cox.net/ljvideo/images/Honda_AN600.jpg
>
> That car was about $1,300 new.

Cool! I forgot about the 600s - I've always been curious about them,
even though I'm pretty sure I couldn't fit into one, at 6'1" and 200lbs.

Dave

In article <RSJ9h.3107$tM1.38@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.ne t>,
honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net says...

> Nice history, Dave.
>
> I have just my 1991 Civic LX sedan, bought new. I think in a
> few years, I sure would like a low mileage c. 1990 CRX,
> 'cause I could work on it myself and keep my gas bills low.
> But I doubt I can find one with under 100k in my area. I
> will probably buy a new Fit/Jazz or Toyota Yaris when my 91
> Civic's engine or body gives up the proverbial ghost.

It's hard to find clean, unmolested CRXs at a reasonable price. I've
been monitoring eBay for some time to see what shows up there, and a
stock CRX with low miles for its age always fetches a premium. I've also
seen a fair number of nicely-done modified ones there, but for every one
like that, there are half a dozen more hideous hack jobs that are either
"all show and no go" or just plain ill-conceived.

I saw an Si a while back that could've almost passed for brand-new, both
under the hood and on the outside. IIRC, it sold for close to $8K.

Dave

Waiving the right to remain silent, Dave Garrett <dave@compassnet.com>
said:

> In article <Xns9885B29909CD0thefrogprince@69.28.173.186>, usenet2
> @DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com says...
>
>> In 1971, I bought one of the first Hondas ever imported into the United
>> States. Most people at that time had never heard of a Honda car.
>> Outside of California, they were not generally available.
>>
>> http://members.cox.net/ljvideo/images/Honda_AN600.jpg
>>
>> That car was about $1,300 new.
>
> Cool! I forgot about the 600s - I've always been curious about them,
> even though I'm pretty sure I couldn't fit into one, at 6'1" and 200lbs.

I'm 6'-0" and was about 180 at the time. I fit in it quite comfortably. It
had a deceptive amount of room, kinda like the original Mini-Cooper...

--
Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail

"I've come here to enjoy nature. Don't talk to me
about the environment!" - 'Denny Crane'

Dave Garrett wrote:

> So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
> own?

I have owned 2 so far.

1993 Accord LX (Canadian version, similar to the U.S. DX) 4-door, white.
Bought it in early 2000 with 141,000km (88,000 miles) on it. Excellent car,
very good gas mileage for its class. It was very reliable for the most
part, although it had quite a few nagging issues over the past year (mainly
exhaust and suspension). I traded it in last month with 242,000km (150,000
miles) on it.

2004 Civic LX 4-door, dark grey. Bought it last month with 39,000km (24,000
miles) on it and have already added 7,000km (4,300 miles) to it. Love the
gas mileage; been averaging 36-40mpg on the highway, depending on the
outside temperature.

As for most desired Honda, I'm struggling to save my pennies to buy an
S2000. :-)

Larry in AZ wrote:
>
> Waiving the right to remain silent, Dave Garrett <dave@compassnet.com>
> said:
>
> > In article <Xns9885B29909CD0thefrogprince@69.28.173.186>, usenet2
> > @DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com says...
> >
> >> In 1971, I bought one of the first Hondas ever imported into the United
> >> States. Most people at that time had never heard of a Honda car.
> >> Outside of California, they were not generally available.
> >>
> >> http://members.cox.net/ljvideo/images/Honda_AN600.jpg
> >>
> >> That car was about $1,300 new.
> >
> > Cool! I forgot about the 600s - I've always been curious about them,
> > even though I'm pretty sure I couldn't fit into one, at 6'1" and 200lbs.
>
> I'm 6'-0" and was about 180 at the time. I fit in it quite comfortably. It
> had a deceptive amount of room, kinda like the original Mini-Cooper...
>
>


In late 1969, I headed a photographic expedition to Micronesia and a
Honda 600 was our rental unit in Palau for six weeks. Couldn't kill it
despite it had no brakes for nearly the entire time!

JT

Dave Garrett wrote:
I've
> been monitoring eBay for some time to see what shows up there

I look at autotrader.com and cars .com. Any other sites i should visit?
bob

"Dave Garrett" <dave@compassnet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1fd1868387a1853698a122@207.14.116.130...
> In article <n2M9h.180$rq2.92@newsfe20.lga>, twaugh5@cox.net says...
>
> > Started in Tokyo in 1967 with a 305cc CL 77 scrambler and replaced it
with a
> > 68 350 I shipped to the States. Remember seeing the CB 750 for the 1st
time
> > in Dec 68 at the Tokyo motorshow -- a real show stopped and amazing for
the
> > time.
> > 1970 CB 750 (cost less than the Triumph Bonneville I had before which
was
> > stolen by a bunch of local thugs -- Harley riders)
> > 1973 CB 750
> > 1978 750F -- a shared experience I see and also my last motorcycle.
>
> I sense a pattern here. :-)
>
> I still have my 750F, although it's been in storage for six years and
> would take some effort to get running again. Yet another project I
> really need to tackle. It's an '81 that was modified considerably by its
> previous owner, a roadracer who used it as his streetbike. It has a big-
> bore kit to punch it out to 836cc, a Kerker 4-into-1, a Corbin
> Gunfighter seat matching the factory paint colors, tweaked carbs off a
> 900F with K&Ns, Superbike bars, and probably a bunch of other stuff I'm
> forgetting right now. By modern standards it's overweight and slow, but
> it was plenty fast for me when it was my sole transportation for a few
> years.
>
> I still want a CBX - saw this amazing custom one recently in a bike mag:
>
> http://www.cycleworld.com/article.as...article_id=221
>
> And if I ever win the lottery, an RC166 - still a near-unsurpassed
> engineering achievement forty years later, and still the most spine-
> tingling sound ever to emanate from anything on two wheels. Speaking of
> engine sounds, Honda's Japanese website has a very interesting section
> called "The Sound of Honda" where you can listen to many different
> Hondas (both street and racing, motorcycles and cars) running at speed:
>
> http://www.honda.co.jp/SoundofHonda/
>
> Dave
>
The CBX -- still amazing and the RC 166 ( and I think there was also a 266 6
cylinder) are technical achievements still amazing today. I keep toying
with the idea of finding an older Honda 4 cylinder (air cooled) -- and not
a sport bike. The 750 successor to the orginal SOHC of the early 80s
interests me. Problem is to find one that is decent. I never modified my
750F but made a few changes to an earlier K series with a AAA collector
system and lower BMW bars. Sounded like a baby Jag. But I still fondly
think on the 305 Type 1 scrambler I had in Japan -- rode it all over the
countryside because driving a car was a real pain with the traffic as it
was. I remember you could make it from Fuchu AS to Tachikawa in about 30
minutes on a bike vs over an hour for a car because you could run down those
narrow streets a car could not go. But I was in my twenties then and now --
65. Where has it all gone. Just great memories.

"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns9885DE9393B8Fjyanikkuanet@129.250.170.86.. .
> 1974 Civic CVCC,used
>
> 1977 Accord HB,new;had paint blister problem,also wiped a cam lobe and not
> covered under warranty,IMO,it should have been covered.
>
> 1982 Accord HB,new
>
> 1986 Prelude SI,new great car,paint did not last long under the Florida
> sun;clearcoat degraded fast.
>
> 1990 Prelude SI,140HP motor(not the lesser SI2.0 motor),new;damaged by
hail
> and never the same after
>
> 1994 Integra 3drHB GSR,new. both rear side window frames(trim) warped
> outward at rear corner;looks to be common,after examining other Integras.
>
>
> I wish Honda had not stopped making the Prelude,the last model was nice.
>
> Currently,Honda/Acura makes NO auto that I would own.

Manuals are tough to find. Should imagine you would have to special order
one.

>
> --
> Jim Yanik
> jyanik
> at
> kua.net